Why the taper will be good for the stock market, according to history

2021-11-07 07:00:40 The Fed is tapering, and unlike the central bank’s 2013 reduction in monthly purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, the stock market took it in stride. Or did it? When then-Fed chair Ben Bernanke surprised the market in 2013 with an indication the Fed would end its bond buying, stocks declined by […]

Strong bank earnings have changed the tone of the stock market

2021-10-15 16:31:59 CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he believes the tenor on Wall Street has been altered by the recent slate of major bank earnings, providing rays of optimism following a gloomy few weeks for stocks. “The big banks have changed the tone of this entire market,” the “Mad Money” host said, referring to the […]